For the true idler the gardens and edens are the places we all should be hanging around in, in fantasy and real life, rather than toiling for an imagined better future. With this in mind we invite you to our venue and garden; savor the good things, hear and see captivating performances, music, food & drinks. Check in for Von Calhau!; ambassadors for Portugal's flourishing underground scene... trip over performances by Magnetoceptia, Vincent Malassis, stand in awe of Afework Nigussie's Ethiopian bard skills... our 2nd edition of Gardena will be as blooming as the 2k15 one!▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

■ CALHAU (pt)Calhau from Porto are a duo emerging from Portugal's flourishing underground scene. They create an absurd universe in which religion, mysticism and deconstructivism are key words. Music, film, performance and visual art are part of the same continuum in Calhau's world. In their ritualistic, highly performative concerts body movement plays an integral part. Musically they mix subtle electronics with jarring vocal escapades.http://einsteinvoncalhau.com/

■ AFEWORK NIGUSSIE (et)

Afework Nigussie is a versatile musician and singer from Gondar (north of Ethiopia). His solo set at Gardena will emulate his personal allegorical history of that of an 'Azmari'; a type of Ethiopian bard who embodies the freedom of speech in Ethiopia by singing provocative, humoristic and often improvised verses set to music. Afework frequently collaborates with Dutch post-punk mainstays THE EX.

'Admiraal van Delfshaven the 1st' is a wearable antenna receiver that picks up various invisible phenomenas from its surroundings, and makes them audible through electronic sound. The ship mast-inspired construction is entirely built from materials found in the Rotterdam Harbour. Its (un)foldable wooden beams carry receivers with different configurations which convert electromagnetic fields and wind energy into sound. The signals may vary from maritime/aviation communication frequencies to any type of urban signals generated by the city. These site specific signals are modulated by operating different mechanisms of the costume, resulting in a unique composition. 'Admiraal van Delfshaven the 1st' is part of a series of costumes developed for 'Magnetoceptia', a collaborative project by Patrizia Ruthensteiner and Dewi de Vree. Dewi is a multimedia artist from Den Haag whose work deals with the sensual experience of physical experiments. Patrizia is an interdisciplinary artist from Vienna whose work centers around costume design and construction.http://dewidevree.org/magnetoceptia-2/http://www.patriziaruthensteiner.com/

■ VINCENT MALASSIS (fr)Photographer, composer and sound artist from Fougeres, France. Vincent's works are plastic and sociological. Questioning reality and exploring mundane social realities, he appropriates a territory that is both geographical and intimate, mapping the collective human condition. His sound pieces generally correlate with his photographs, or are linked with other interdisciplinary collaborations.http://www.vincentmalassis.com/

■ JONAS OHLSSON (se/nl)Multifaceted Swedish artist who draws, writes, does installations, and composes music. Ohlsson performs regularly as the one-headed musical duo Blodfet & DJ Lonely. His visual art is comprised of chaotic collections of popular and personal references. Provocation and humour are present, as are sex, drugs, politics, art history and street culture. His background in electronic music pervades his artistic process, where a major role is played by intuition and free association.https://soundcloud.com/jonasohlsson23http://www.fffuck.org/artists/jonas-ohlsson

■ IAN MARTIN (nl)

Stalwart of the Dutch electro scene related to Bunker, Panzerkreuz Records, etc. For Gardena II he'll be excavating some weirder vinyl artifacts from his collection, next to rhythmic material that mimics polypharmaceutical intoxication.